COLUMBIANA COUNTY OHIO - LETTER: HOMSHER Family (early 1900s) *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Annette DeHoff netandmike@nni.com March 22, 9999 *********************************************************************** This is the transcription of a letter written in the early 1900s. The Homsher family lived in Columbiana Co until about 1851 when they moved to Noble Co, IN. I have added the children and their spouses at the end. Most came from Columbiana Co and several were married there. "A Brief History of the Homsher Family written from memory as I have nothing to refer to: Samuel Homsher and Elizabeth Hawk (Haak) were marred October 10, 1821 or 1822 in the neighborhood of Philadelphia. They staid in that vicinity until they had six children. Uncle Albert was their youngest, he was only one year old when they moved away and went to Columbiana Co, Ohio. My Mother remembered all this and she at that time was eight years old. (This must have been written by a daughter of Abigail Homsher born May 5, 1827.) They moved to Ohio in the Spring of 1835 and Uncle Frank was the first one that was born in Ohio. ((Benjamin F. (Franklin?) Homsher born April 8, 1836.)) They lived in Ohio about 16 years when they moved to Noble Co, Indiana in 1851 in the fall of the year. Their youngest child at that time was six years old. (Mary A. Homsher born July 18, 1845.) They remained in Noble Co, Indiana the rest of their lives and they were married 59 years and 6 months when Grandmother passed away. She died May 1, 1882 at her home and Grandfather lived one year longer and died at Uncle Harrison Cramer's home. After moving away from Pennsylvania, they did not write to their folks as they should have done and Mrs. Shoemaker, Grandfather's older sister, said she thought that Sam was dead as she never heard anything more from him. I was at the home of Mahlon Freese who was Grandfather's nephew and met Charles Shoemaker and his brother, Adam, who lived in Philadelphia and I saw some of these men's sisters and their families. I thought they were very nice folks and they were very kind to me and they all lived in Philadelphia except Freese who lived 24 miles away in a small town. There were some other relatives that I did not see at all - they lived out of the City. I do not know how many brothers and sisters Grandfather had and do not know how many Grandmother had. I saw these folks in 1876. I did not see any of Grandmother's people and did not hear of any of them except Abram Hawk, her brother who died in a few years afterward. He lived about 30 miles from the City and there was no one to go with me, so I did not go there. I have told you all that I know about the history of the family. Mrs. Martha Kinsie (No date on document)" Catherine married to Andrew Bushong Joseph married to Mary Renkenberger Abigail married to Moses Simon Lydia married to Daniel Hendricks Elizabeth married to Anthony DeHoff Albert married to Matilda Geiger Benjamin F. married to Julia Bixler Matilda married to Dep Bixler Emaline married to Conrad Bricker Lavina married to Harrison Cramer Mary Anna married to Jacob Geiger Annette DeHoff netandmike@nni.com ==== Maggie_Ohio Mailing List ====